Pandas Wang Wang and Funi soon to be Adelaide Zoo stars
Adelaide Zoo says it may change the name of its fertiliser from Zoo Poo to Panda Poo And Friends after giant pandas Wang Wang and Funi arrive soon.
Chief executive of Zoos SA Chris West says the bagged product has long been popular with gardeners.
"Pandas eat a lot of bamboo a day, about 20 kilos, and their weight doesn't go up every day so that'll tell you that they also produce a lot of poo," he said.
"And it's a great mulch for roses and it'll be the sort of mulch that your neighbours won't have."
The pandas will arrive in Australia from China on November 28 and there has been so much interest in their imminent arrival that a special call centre has been set up.
Zoo entry tickets will also have to be pre-purchased for the first few months after the pandas go on display from December 13.
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